< 箴言 19 >
Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
2 心无知识的,乃为不善; 脚步急快的,难免犯罪。
Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good. And he who hastens with his feet sins.
The foolishness of a man subverts his way, and his heart rages against Jehovah.
Wealth adds many friends, but a poor man is separated from his friend.
5 作假见证的,必不免受罚; 吐出谎言的,终不能逃脱。
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he who utters lies shall not escape.
6 好施散的,有多人求他的恩情; 爱送礼的,人都为他的朋友。
Many will entreat the favor of a generous man, and every man is a friend to him who gives gifts.
7 贫穷人,弟兄都恨他; 何况他的朋友,更远离他! 他用言语追随,他们却走了。
All the brothers of a poor man regard him inferior, how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues with words, but they are gone.
8 得着智慧的,爱惜生命; 保守聪明的,必得好处。
He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good.
9 作假见证的,不免受罚; 吐出谎言的,也必灭亡。
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he who utters lies shall perish.
10 愚昧人宴乐度日是不合宜的; 何况仆人管辖王子呢?
Luxurious living is not fitting for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over rulers.
11 人有见识就不轻易发怒; 宽恕人的过失便是自己的荣耀。
The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
12 王的忿怒好像狮子吼叫; 他的恩典却如草上的甘露。
The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion, but his favor is as dew upon the grass.
13 愚昧的儿子是父亲的祸患; 妻子的争吵如雨连连滴漏。
A foolish son is the calamity of his father, and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
14 房屋钱财是祖宗所遗留的; 惟有贤慧的妻是耶和华所赐的。
House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from Jehovah.
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
16 谨守诫命的,保全生命; 轻忽己路的,必致死亡。
He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul. He who is careless of his ways shall die.
17 怜悯贫穷的,就是借给耶和华; 他的善行,耶和华必偿还。
He who has pity upon a poor man lends to Jehovah, and he will repay him his good deed.
18 趁有指望,管教你的儿子; 你的心不可任他死亡。
Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty, for if thou deliver him, thou must do it yet again.
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou may be wise in thy latter end.
There are many devices in a man's heart, but the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand.
That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness, and a poor man is better than a liar.
23 敬畏耶和华的,得着生命; 他必恒久知足,不遭祸患。
The fear of Jehovah is life to a man, and he shall abide satisfied. He shall not be visited with evil.
24 懒惰人放手在盘子里, 就是向口撤回,他也不肯。
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
25 鞭打亵慢人,愚蒙人必长见识; 责备明哲人,他就明白知识。
Smite a scoffer, and a simple man will learn prudence. And reprove him who has understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
He who does violence to his father, and chases away his mother, is a son that causes shame and brings reproach.
To err from the words of knowledge, cease, my son, to hear instruction.
A worthless witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked swallows iniquity.
29 刑罚是为亵慢人预备的; 鞭打是为愚昧人的背预备的。
Judgments are prepared for scoffers, and stripes for the back of fools.